Commute to Hampton Boys ( If avoiding coach)

I think the 216 bus goes through both Lower Sunbury and Hampton Village. Which is fine to walk to Hampton Infants, but a bit of a walk to Hampton Boys. Not sure exactly where in Sunbury it stops, but think its near St. Ignacios School/Church maybe?

I would suggest moving to Lower Sunbury as opposed to Teddington as you will get more house for your money. Just be warned that traffic at Sunbury Cross roundabout can be awful during rush hour, so best to drive round along the river and up Percy Road instead imho.

OP has said nothing in Hampton or Hampton Hill to rent. They would be best (and closest to both schools) so little point suggesting those.

I still maintain from checking Google maps at 8am this morning, Sunbury looks tricky. Train is really not at option, issue with public bus is can he get on it/is it full? Hence school bus being preferred for many.

Look at Hanworth streets close to Hampton. Not any further. It is still relatively safe and very close to the Hampton Boys school.

Good luck!

if no good properties in Hampton, what is the next best. I dont mind staying far and my son taking the coach, but DD has to be dropped at Hampton infant. So Coach is ruled out for us

if not Hampton then Hampton HIll, Twickenham, Hampton Court or Molsey close to Hampton Court.

This is good for direct busses
If not then Teddington, Hampton Wick

There are places between Hampton and Sunbury like Kempton Park, Feltham

But if I were you I would take anything in Hampton and move to a better place when the place pops up. It is no point to spend too much time in traffic if you can easily move to another property as you are renting

Yes, there is but check how long it goes in traffic hours. The closest stop is called Hanworth Road but is on Uxbridge Road. 15 min walk to the school but doable. 285 used to go through Hanworth Road but the buggers changed the route around 10 years ago.
Equally, the same bus is accessible from the other end via the Longford River bridge which I mentioned before. Similar distance, more busses there to choose from

Do Buses have Bus lanes to cut through traffic ?

Depends where. not on Hampton Hill High Street if you asking about R70/R68, and mostly not in Teddington. Almost zero on Uxbridge Road if you asking about 285

Between me and you I secretly despise these school coaches. Every morning the create havoc on Hanworth Road as they stop next to each other and it is impossible to take over them because of the traffic from other side. All street is often block until they move. I think the plan was to make the bays for them in the wide pavement but the council doesn't seem to like the idea.

I know! Thousands a year. But buses travel long distances too (only for the masses though).

You wouldn't like the price of those coaches anyway. Few hundred£ per term.
They are bringing kids from distances far away e.g. Wimbledon

Why do private schools have coaches and state schools buses?

No, commute from Teddington is not easy in the morning hours with all the traffic. There is no direct bus. He needs to take R68 and change to R70 that on the way back from school does a huge loop going towards Feltham ( Bear Road) and then returning back towards Hampton Hill

I have been living on the street parallel to Hanworth Road ( Hampton Boys) for almost the last 20 years

I drive through Hampton and then along the river to Sunbury- no much traffic 15 min. To Teddington is more challening despite it is closer. For years I took a bike via Bushy Park as I was fed up with traffic

Ideal would be to live anywhere on the line of 111 or R70 bus as these are stopping in front of the school. These busses are nowhere near Sunbury and Teddington.

111 is Hampton Court, and after it passes Hampton goes to Feltham and Hounslow

R70 goes from Richmond through Twickenham to Hampton where it does a loop

If I were you I would look at properties in Twickenham and Hampton Court/ Molsey close to to the bus station.

Teddington location is not convenient because he would need to go via R68 and then change to R70. The traffic is awful and the busses are packed. Travelling via train is not convenient as the Feltham and Hampton train station are far from Hampton Boys.

To Sunbury the trip is complicated:
Either train and again, train station is not close, or going for 15 min via Dean Road and path over the Longford river to Sainsbury's St Clares. There is a bus that goes there that goes to Sunbury. Alternatively do the trip as my son does to St Paul's school: 111 bus to the train station then change there for 216. That takes around 45 min. But on the contrary to the trip to Teddington there is no much traffic on the way.

You have to analyse where is the place you want to rent in terms of distance to the bus. If it is a longer walk in Sunbury or Teddington then there is no point because the route is complicated enough.

Potentially from Teddington he can go on the bike but with the amount of traffic, trust me it is not safe.

Consider options with the expensive bus run by the school if you can afford it. These are going from distances far away

Teddington is a much nicer area and much nearer/faster than Sunbury. Commute will be better.

I assume you have a secured place at Hampton Infants regardless of where you live - are they under subscribed.

Driving at rush hour is not 10 mins - more like 30 plus from Sunbury.

yes, Whitton is relatively OK

Whitton has a great high street, with independent cafes, butchers, bakers, greengrocers etc. Trains into London are good, though crowded. Houses are bigger over there, and a bit cheaper than Twickenham. You may get more flightpath noise, but that bothers some people more than others.

From Hampton Court Green there is a public bus to Hampton School - the 111. It would be free for your son. https://tfl.gov.uk/bus/route/111/

Yeah same price wherever you come from. We’re just up from Hampton court bridge and pay the same as those coming from much further away!

@mrDoubt so sorry, I don’t know. We only ever saw the price from our stop! 😕

@mrDoubt my DD gets the LEH/Hampton coach from East Molesey. It’s a lovely area!